The Boston Red Sox got their guy. The Washington Nationals got theirs. Ditto for the San Francisco Giants, Atlanta Braves and now the Philadelphia Phillies. All of these teams were possible landing spots for one of the highest-rated free agents on the market this offseason, but so far Bourn has been shut out.

His agent Scott Boras told reporters Wednesday at the Major League Baseball winter meetings that Bourn was a “franchise guy” and “by far is the best defensive center fielder in the game.” The first statement is debatable and the second is fairly accurate.

But this winter, that doesn’t assure Bourn the contract he wants. The reason he hasn’t signed isn’t because Boras is waiting out the market, something he is known to do. It is because teams are reluctant to spend up to $80 million or more on a long-term deal for a player who relies mostly on his speed and is about to turn 30 this month.

As the center field dominos fell, the Phillies seemed to be the frontrunners for Bourn because they had missed on all other options. But we knew all along the Phillies didn’t want to commit to Bourn the kind of money Boras was asking for, and that led general manager Ruben Amaro Jr. to look elsewhere.

In stepped the Minnesota Twins to offer up Ben Revere, a strong defender and developing hitter at 24 years old, for pitching talent Thursday. It was the second time the Twins had come in and foiled a possible destination for Bourn – they traded Denard Span to the Nationals last week for more pitching.

A pending trade for Justin Upton and the eventual signing of Josh Hamilton further hurts Bourn’s stock, as would a potential Jacoby Ellsbury trade (that seems unlikely at this point).

Boras is accustomed to waiting late into the offseason to sign his clients with a club, and last season we saw it with right-hander Edwin Jackson and first baseman Prince Fielder, with two ends of the results spectrum playing out. Jackson probably waited too long and got just a one-year deal with the Nationals and is a free agent again currently and again is waiting – that is more reasonable this time since everyone is waiting for Zack Greinke to set the market. Fielder got his money but part of that is because the Detroit Tigers had a debilitating injury to Victor Martinez during the winter and were desperate for a middle-of-the-order bat.

The Seattle Mariners have discussed Bourn and it’s known they are looking for an impact bat, but they didn’t move in their outfield fences for a leadoff hitter. They want a power bat and would prefer Justin Upton or Hamilton.

Once again, Bourn isn’t a first option. And his options of teams who are interested in him seem to dwindle by the day.